273.100. Impounding of dogs--redemption--fees--penalty.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

273.100. Impounding of dogs--redemption--fees--penalty.

Impounding of dogs--redemption--fees--penalty.

273.100. 1. Every city or town marshal of everyincorporated city or town in this state, within theirjurisdiction, shall take up and impound in a suitable place, thelocation of which place shall be given by a notice posted in someconspicuous place in his office, all dogs found running at largein their respective cities or towns without collars around theirnecks, marked as herein provided, and they shall keep such dogsfor a period of one week, and at the expiration of such periodshall put such dogs to death by humane methods.

2. The owner of any such impounded dogs, upon the payment ofthe tax herein provided, and a redemption fee of five dollars,may redeem such impounded dog and the city or town marshal shallbe permitted to retain the sum of two dollars out of eachredemption fee so paid, and shall pay over the balance of the feeon the first day of each month to the treasurer of the county inwhich the city or town marshal has jurisdiction, to be accountedfor by the treasurers in the same manner as they are required bysections 273.040 to 273.180, to account for licenses taxes.

3. Any marshal who shall fail or refuse to take up andimpound any such dog shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and onconviction thereof fined not less than five dollars nor more thantwenty-five dollars.